Pedal Power CEO Ian Ross was featured in a recent front page Canberra Times article about Canberra’s first bike barometer which is providing valuable data on cycling in the ACT. The barometer was installed in November last year next to the Sullivan’s Creek path in O ‘Connor, and will provide data on longer term usage trends that can…

Canberra’s annual celebration of cycling returns to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin on Sunday 18 February. Many hundreds of Canberrans are expected to participate in the Pedal Power event, with four different rides to suit all levels of skill and experience. There will be plenty of delicious food and drink options and free family-friendly entertainment…

Organising the Big Canberra Bike Ride is a massive undertaking that simply would not be possible without the dozens of volunteers who give their time to help run the event. With the Big Ride just over one week away, we still have small number of critical roles to fill, and we need your help! So if…

Become a more confident rider this Autumn with Pedal Power’s New Horizons program, a nine week course starting on 14 March. The program is tailored for novice bike riders who want to build their skills to become safe and confident riders. The course is led by accredited coaches and experienced cyclists, and covers basic bike maintenance, cycling…

Help Pedal Power collect important cycling data by being part of our annual cordon count. Roles are available in February and March at locations in Civic, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong and Woden town centres as follows: Tuggeranong, Wednesday 28 February Gungahlin,Thursday 1 March Civic and ANU campus, Tuesday 6 March Woden, Wednesday 7 March Belconnen and University of Canberra campus,…

From Thursday 7 February traffic has moved onto the completed westbound lanes of Cotter Road from McCulloch Street, east of Yarralumla Creek, to east of the Tuggeranong Parkway. Construction of the westbound lanes are complete and traffic heading towards Molonglo and Weston are being moved onto this refurbished section of road, which includes the reconstructed bridge over…

Canberra Metro has provided the following info for cycling safely near light rail. It is safe to ride across the tracks. It is safe to walk on the tracks. If you are cycling near the light rail, take care not to get your wheels stuck in the rail groove. Look out for the tracks on…

Pedal Power ACT is happy to announce that we’ll be introducing some improvements to the 2018 Big Canberra Bike Ride. The addition of timing for the 120km and 68km rides has been introduced, thanks to a grant from the ACT Government. Participants in the longer rides have been telling us for years that they’d like…

Pedal Power ACT would like to wish the bike riders of Canberra a very happy Christmas and a restful holiday season. With any luck, you’ll find something cycle-friendly under the tree on Christmas morning. As we wind down from an eventful 2017, we’re looking forward to a fresh new year of challenges, events and bike…

Sunwater (operators of the Scrivener Dam) wishes to advise bike riders that maintenance works will be occurring in January 2018 requiring road closures, bikeway closures, and lane reductions for Lady Denham Drive at Scrivener Dam. The traffic management plan details (currently waiting for formal approval) are: Traffic will be controlled by a road closure on…

Francis Forde Boulevard will be closed between 8 January 2018 and 25th January 2018. Francis Forde Boulevard will be closed between Horse Park Drive and Neil Harris Crescent over the coming weeks as the duplication of Horse Park Drive between Gundaroo Drive and Mulligans Flat Road progresses towards completion. This closure is required to allow for…

Ian Ross has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pedal Power ACT. We look forward to him joining us in the Pedal Power ACT office in January 2018. Ian is a keen bike rider and a member of Pedal Power ACT. He has been the Executive Director of Community Connections Incorporated (CCI) for the past six…

Recently Pedal Power ACT’s Advocacy Team met with Dr Jennifer Rayner, the Chief Minister’s Director of Budget and Economic Policy. We aimed to outline the priorities we consider important in the 2018 – 19 ACT Budget if the ACT is to achieve the targets it has set to get more Canberrans walking and riding. During…

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Pedal Power ACT Christmas Party on 19 December at Nara Park, opposite the Hyatt, from 5:30pm onwards. Come and celebrate the end of the year with Canberra’s bike-riding community – please bring food and drinks to share. If you’re lucky, Santa may ride by with special gifts…

Fitability Tandem Cycling, a program of Pedal Power ACT, is seeking a volunteer to organise tandem rides about one weekend a month (when convenient for you). You will be sharing this task with other organisers and your volunteering will enable riders (tandem stokers) with vision impairment and other disabilities to ride with volunteer tandem pilots….

Girls on Bikes is a free program that aims to mobilise and empower women and girls in Canberra. The first cohort of Girls on Bikes participants completed their Cycle Well program in November, and organiser Sophie told us that everyone loved the experience. “All the women were riding and elated at their new skill. There were a…

Pedal Power ACT contributor Leonie Doyle tried out a bike fit at Pushys Plus, and gained new respect for the human pelvis. Recently I invested in a bike fit with bike-fitter-to-the-stars Steve Hogg. It was a fascinating if rather self-indulgent experience. I’d argue it’s worth your while if you love riding bikes and certainly if…

Do you know what you have planned for Sunday, 18 February 2018 yet? If you do, you are likely one of the more organised people in Canberra. But if not, don’t worry – you still have time to make plans to take on the Big Canberra Bike Ride. By registering yourself and your family to participate…

The Pedal Power ACT Country Riders group invites you to join us on a weekend tour to Yass and return via the backroads. The tour will comprise of 173 km over two days on 2 and 3 December, and offers a dirt experience part of the way each day on well-formed gravel roads (26 km on Day 1;…

Capital Works will be running a drop in style public information session to update the community about the Canberra Brickworks Precinct Access Road and Dudley Street Upgrade project on Tuesday 28 November between 6-8pm at the Yarralumla Uniting Church Hall in Denman Street, Yarralumla. A ‘garden city’ development of 380 residential dwellings, with a balanced…

Fitz’s is one of the toughest cycling participation rides in Australia – reaching the finish line for your chosen distance is all that matters. Congratulations to over 1000 participants who rode in Fitz’s Challenge on Sunday 29 October this year. Fitz’s is a personal challenge event, and not a race. Everyone who attempted the ride and…

Riding a bike is an inclusive activity – yet it’s not always an activity everyone can be included in without some extra assistance, particularly if they have a visual impairment or another disability that means they cannot ride safely alone. On Saturday 18 November at Dickson College Carpark, Phillip Avenue the team at Fitability are…

If you want to ride a bike to work but are hesitant due to distance or the hills, an electric bike might make the difference. Our Cycle Works program is aimed at encouraging more people to use active transport, and e-bikes are a convenient way to get around Canberra. Working with Canberra Urban Adventures and…

The Country Riders group invites riders to join in a weekend tour to Goulburn via Tarago and, the next day, to Gunning via Breadalbane following the picturesque Lachlan Valley railway route, before returning to Canberra. This mini-tour will be held over the weekend of Saturday, 18 November and Sunday, 19 November 2017. Riders taking part must be comfortable…

Are you one of those dedicated bike-riders whose concern about attention from magpies outweighs your need for an aerodynamic silhouette? Michael Masters is a photographer based in Isaacs, Canberra. Michael’s photography explores a range of genres including documentary, political, street and landscape photography. He is currently looking for subjects to feature in his new portrait series,…